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ASH SIFTER.

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MICHAEL REISOH, OF BUFFALO, NEWV YORK.

ASH-SlFTER.

SPEGIPICA'IION forming part of Letters Patent No. 313,109, dated March 3, 1885.

Application filed November 21, 1884. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MIoHAEL REISOI-I, a citizen of the United States, residing at Buffalo, in the county of Erie and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ash-Sifters; and I do here by declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters or figures of reference marked there on, which form a part of this specification.

My invention consists of a certain apparatus for sifting ashes, the construction and an rangement of which will be more particularly hereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure l is a central vertical section of my improved sifter, taken longitudinally. Fig. 2 is a side elevation, and Fig. 3 is an end elevation, of the same.

Referring to the drawings, a is a rectangir lar box or casing, composed of the upper section a and the lower section, a hin ed together at a and provided with the catch a, to hold them in closed position. In the bottom of the lower section is the circular orifice I), surrounded on the under side by the circular shouldered frame b, to hold the sifter upon the top of a barrel. At the rear end of this section of, and at its lower portion, is the orifice 0, in which is fitted the inclined chute c,which extends inwardly and upwardly within the box or casing a short distance, and outwardly and downwardly, as clearly shown in Fig. 1.

c is a flexible flap or apron,of cloth or other material, which hangs down over the orifice c and within the chute 0.

At the upper front end of the section a is located the hopper d, which is hinged thereto at d, so that it can be thrown back, if occasion requires. Its cover d is also hinged at 01 This hopper has an extensiome, projecting downwardly within the casing, and to the lower edge of its inclined side 6 is secured the inclined chute f, which reaches a short distance below the center of the box or casing.

g is an axle or shaft, secured at its outer ends to the hangers 5/ g, fastened rigidly to the section a of the casing, and g is a handle or crank by means of which the axle is turned.

This shaft 9 passes through the casing a at or,

near its center line. Upon this shaft 9 is rigidly secured the drum or sifter h, composed, preferably, of wire-cloth, and of a frustuin shape. Both of its ends h h are open, its smaller end, 71, being located at and surrounding the lower end of the inclined chute f, and its larger end being located over and partially within the upper end of the inclined chutec, at the other end of the casing. The operation of the sifter just describe is as follows: The ashes to be sifted are poured into the hopper d, and, passing down the extension 0 and inclined chute f, fall into the frustum-shaped drum h, which, being turned by the handle 9 causes a violent agitation of the ashes therein. The dust and finer portions pass through the meshes of the drum and are dropped into the barrel or other receptacle below the casing, while the coal and larger portions gradually work down the inclined inner surface of the drum and fall upon the inclined chute c, from which they are caught in any suitable receptacle. The flap c prevents the dust from escaping at the chute c. If the drum should become clogged in any way, the top section, a, and with it the drum, can be thrown back, thus giving easy and prompt access to the interior of the casing.

I am aware that a sifter consisting, essentially, of a casing, a hopper, a chute, and a revolving cylindrical drum with interior blades or agitators is old, and I do not therefore lay claim to such construction; but

What I do claim is-- 7 An ash-sifter consisting of the casing a, having the hinged sections a and cf, the hinged hopper d, with its extension 6 and chute f, the frustum-shaped drum h, the shaft 9, the hangers g g, the chute c, and its apron c", all arranged substantially as shown and described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

MICHAEL REISCH.

Witnesses:

Orro HODDIOK, W. T. MILLER. 

